The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 379
This time participating in the battle in southern Liaoning, all the members of Shenshuying and Jinyiwei were at least promoted to one level, and each of them received at least a few taels of silver.

Fang Zhenghua and Li Ruolian already got 4000 taels of silver, and the other officers got at least a hundred taels, so everyone was smiling, even the seriously wounded.

After all, most of the seriously injured in Shenshuying and Jinyiwei were injured when they ransacked the slave village in southern Liaoning a month ago, and now they can basically take boats and cars.

87 people under Fang and Li died in battle, 21 were seriously injured and disabled, 48 returned to the team after recovering from injuries, and 30 people were still recovering from their injuries, but they insisted on following them back. brutality of war.

Chongzhen has already fully affirmed the performance of Fang Fang and Li, and has repeatedly called on ministers, civil officials and generals to follow their example to take the initiative to share the country's worries.

On the day they returned to Beijing, they were summoned by the emperor to meet with Zuxiang for an hour and a half, and finally the emperor gave him a generous gift.

It was a matter of course for Fang Zhenghua to join the ceremonial supervisor and concurrently serve as the imperial horse supervisor. Li Ruolian was still a colleague of Jinyiwei, but he was in charge of three thousand households.

The emperor ordered the two to work hard, and asked Fang Zhenghua to start with the purge of the Tengxiang Four Guards Camp and the Shenshu Camp under the jurisdiction of the Yuma Supervisor. After one year, he must train at least [-] cavalry. The combat effectiveness of these cavalry cannot be weaker than that of the Liao One of the generals who participated in the war in the south was the chief of the gods.

The requirement for Li Ruolian is to train more than [-] brocade guards in three thousand households so that everyone can go to the battlefield to fight against Jiannu.

With Huang Han's deliberate actions, Fang Zhenghua and Li Ruolian, who died in the capital on the day of the fall of the Ming Dynasty in history, got the opportunity early to prove their bravery and loyalty to the emperor.

Sure enough, the effect was immediate. Chongzhen, who has always used talents eclecticly, gave the two of them enough power and trust.

Chongzhen, who was willing to employ people, actually didn't know people, so he suffered such a loss when he was promoted and given power to Yuan Chonghuan. It should be much better to have Huang Han to help him grow his eyes.

In the future, Huang Han will help him remove the thorns in his flesh such as Zu Dashou, Zuo Liangyu, etc. who want to move and throw rats, presumably Chongzhen will be more comfortable.

Don't worry, Daming still has 11 years to go, you can take it slowly!

Of course Chongzhen was most concerned about how much the "Red Banner Army" lost and whether they could still fight?
Fang Zhenghua and Li Ruolian often had long talks with Huang Han, and they also saw that the "Red Banner Army" suffered a lot of casualties. Many teenage soldiers died on the battlefield or were permanently disabled.

The two of them knew that Huang Han needed time to train the handymen he had just taken in to form an army, and those guard troops who had turned from the front line to regular soldiers also needed time to adjust.

Jinzhou is full of devastation, manpower, material resources and time are needed to turn it into an impregnable military town to be able to defend the [-]-mile river and mountain of Daming, the southernmost part of Liaodong. This is not an overnight effort.

The prerequisite for defending Jinzhou is that the "Red Banner Army" cannot be transferred away, Fang Zhenghua and Li Ruolian know this well.

With the status of one of the eunuchs of Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies, it shows that Fang Zhenghua entered the decision-making level of the Ming Dynasty nearly ten years earlier than in history, and Jane was favored by the emperor earlier.

It is impossible for him to deceive the emperor with Huang Hankang, but he knows that the "Red Banner Army" currently sticking to Jinzhou may deal with Jiannu's counterattack, and it is definitely not enough to send troops to Liaodong to rescue the besieged Dalinghe City.

After careful consideration, Fang Zhenghua answered before the king, and he said: "Your Majesty, the ministers fought side by side with the troops of Dongjiang Town and the 'Red Banner Army' in southern Liaoning, and have some understanding of their combat effectiveness.

Dongjiang Town has a lot of people and horses but not many elite soldiers. The previous equipment was too poor. This time, a lot of seizures should be able to form a well-equipped team of about [-]. The battalion in the border town is more effective. "

The emperor nodded and said: "Dongjiang Town has been in chaos for three years and finally turned around. I want to know if the Dongjiang generals have an imperial court in their hearts? Nine out of ten Denglai rebels came from Dongjiang. Curse."

"Your Majesty, Dongjiang Town has dropped from 28 soldiers and civilians in Mao Wenlong's heyday to [-] to [-] people suffering from hunger and cold. The ministers were shocked when they first saw the [-] soldiers and civilians brought by Huang Long and Jin Sheng. They are like refugees, and there are very few who are worthy of a war."

Chongzhen sighed and said, "Alas! The lack of expenditure by the imperial court has really hurt Dongjiang Town, but they are killing each other. The imperial court's distribution of money and food is likely to be a problem for breeding tigers, so the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households have been reducing the quota."

"Your Majesty, Dongjiang Town's men and horses fought bravely in Jinzhou's offensive and defensive battle. Mao Chenglu led Chen Youde, Mao Yishun, Chen Youyou and other generals Zuo Xiandeng, and more than [-] soldiers were killed.

Lieutenant General Chen Youshi died in the battle, and General Mao Yishun, the capital commander and 19 generals under Chen Youde. Before the battle, the generals of Dongjiang Town had only one request, and that was to complain for Mao Wenlong and ask His Majesty to give Zhaoxue. "

Chongzhen pondered for a while and said, "I will consider Liu Zhilun's matter of Chen Zuozhao and Mao Wenlong."

Fang Zhenghua said: "Mao Wenlong opened the town of Dongjiang for eight years, and he has made great contributions to the court from scratch. The twelve beheading of the criminal governor Yuan Chonghuan is actually a crime of intentional punishment. At this time, the Denglai Liao army's rebellion is in a complicated situation. Your Majesty's justice to Mao Wenlong will definitely win the hearts of the generals in Dongjiang Town."

Chongzhen nodded and said: "It makes sense. I will mention this matter tomorrow morning. It must be a few days before the cabinet comes up with the charter. I just don't know if we can transfer people from Dongjiang Town to Denglai to quell the rebellion?"

"Your Majesty, the ministers think that it is best not to take risks if it is not a last resort. After all, Dongjiang Town still cannot reassure the court. Although Huanglong, Jin Sheng, etc. are loyal to the court, they have only managed Dongjiang Town for a short time, and they cannot do everything they can. refer to."

"Using your arms like your fingers? That's true. Huang Han's 'Red Banner Army' won all battles without losing a hundred battles, I'm afraid that's what they did!"

"Your Majesty, the soldiers of the 'Red Banner Army' are all carved out of the same mold, especially those children who have just turned 15 and were allowed to go to the battlefield. They are full of enthusiasm for fighting as if they were gifted. It was found that some people were cowardly and some people ran away."

"I don't know how many troops the 'Red Banner Army' can mobilize at this time? The situation in Liaodong is worrisome, Dalinghe City is at stake, and Jinzhou still doesn't know what to do next? Waves of bandits from Shanshan and Shanxi have risen again, and Denglai was once again harmed by Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde , Internal and external difficulties, how difficult it is for me!"

Looking at the sad face of the emperor who was only in his early 20s, looking like he was prematurely aging, and then thinking about the vigorous and vigorous heroism of Huang Han, the emperor's peer, Fang Zhenghua and Li Ruolian, who were loyal to the Ming Dynasty, felt sympathy for each other.

(End of this chapter)